Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway to buy insurance firm Alleghany for $11.6bn

US-based Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to acquire insurance company Alleghany in an all-cash transaction valued at around $11.6bn. Under the…

Berkshire Hathaway secures nod to establish post-Brexit subsidiary in Ireland

Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Group has received permission from the Central Bank of Ireland to establish a subsidiary in Dublin. The…

Berkshire Hathaway in negotiations to offload Applied Underwriters

Berkshire Hathaway is holding talks to divest its workers compensation business Applied Underwriters to a consortium of insurance companies, Reuters…

Berkshire Hathaway enters property construction insurance market in UK and Ireland

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has unveiled plans to expand into the property construction insurance market in the UK and…

Berkshire Hathaway rolls out insurance offering for cruise travellers

Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection (BHTP) has unveiled a new travel insurance product targeted at cruise travellers. Dubbed WaveCare, the new…

iXledger partners with Gen Re to develop insurance solutions using blockchain

iXledger, a UK-based technology company developing insurance solutions using blockchain, has partnered with General Reinsurance (Gen Re), a subsidiary of…